The struggle of beta males since 1945. — The current masculine identity crisis finds its roots in a rapid change of social dynamics that began at the end of WWII. Here’s what happened, where we are, and where we’re headed. Most of the people and movements cited below have had their fair share of controversy. For the sake…

pLaYiNg iT SaFe Is DaNgErOuS. — My Very Normal Childhood I was born in the 90s in a totally normal middle-class family, somewhere in the Western world. My parents met at Oxbridge during their double-PhD in law and mechanical engineering. At 6, I got a computer and taught myself how to code, because, why not. I was so passionate about…

Guess why. — When I was working in Brussels as a tour guide, I noticed that most tourists ended up there because: “Ticket was cheap”. “We’re on our way to Paris/Amsterdam”. Clearly, these people didn’t really want to come to Brussels (can’t blame them) and ended up there randomly. Sad. The opposite way…

Brutally shocking. — “Brutally honest” began to appear in my Medium feed over 6 months ago. I must have seen it 73836 times since then. Those were great words to use. But it’s time to stop now. Here’s why. Why Creativity is an overused concept. Few are really creative. Most of us get our…

And a lot of other stuff. — Wanting is a book written by Luke Burgis. It explains mimetic theory, a theory of desire authored by a French historian named René Girard. The book explains where our desires come from, why people fight, how to resolve these fights, why our society is stagnating, and much more. Not gonna…

Cancel the tourists. — Europe is the nicest place in the world. Euronews highlighted that the Old Contient attracts 500 million tourists every year (including the ones from Europe itself). Here are the top 9 cities ruined by tourism. 1. Saint-Tropez, France

Use them and watch your audience explode! — I started getting some serious blogging results when I shifted my strategy from “write and see what sticks” to something slightly more…data-driven. While Google is more than generous with Analytics and Search Console, you need other tools if you hope to find out which type of content will attract an…

$89 379 668, to be specific. — This isn’t a typo. After a friend of mine sent me a video where Peterson details a part of his income, I thought it’d be fun to calculate how much he makes in total. I also thought it could help creators have new income stream ideas. Yes. While he sounds…

Going deep to find answers. — I sat one day determined to find out what was behind the tantalizing fear of commitment (called “gamophobia”) that many people from my generation (Y/Z) and myself suffer from. This is what I found out. Claustrophobia I conceptualize the fear of commitment as psychological claustrophobia. What does that mean? Claustrophobia is…